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Buckinghamshire. Three views illustrating the overhead electrification system proposed...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/452
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This record is about the Buckinghamshire. Three views illustrating the overhead electrification system proposed... dating from 1889 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPI 1/452
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889
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Buckinghamshire. Three views illustrating the overhead electrification system proposed to be used on the Wolverton and Stony Stratford tramway system. (1) Standard for carrying electric wire along the routes; (2) tracing of a lithograph of a line in actual use in America; (3) overhead pulleys to carry wires to tram cars. No scales shown. Originally enclosed in a letter dated 7 May 1889 from S P W D'Alte Sellon, Wolverton, Stony Stratford and District Light Railways. Sheet sizes between 44 cm x 27 cm and 35.5 cm x 70 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- MT 6/486/3
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of departments not assigned...
2,227 records
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Buckinghamshire. Three views illustrating the overhead electrification system proposed...
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